Matthew Quick

Matthew Quick
Quick at the 2022 Texas Book Festival.
Born (1973-10-23) October 23, 1973
Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Alma materLa Salle University, Goddard College, Collingswood High School
GenreAdult novels, Young-adult novels
Notable worksThe Silver Linings Playbook
SpouseAlicia Bessette
Website
matthewquickwriter.com

Matthew Quick (born October 23, 1973) is an American writer of adult and young adult fiction. His 2008 debut novel, The Silver Linings Playbook, became a New York Times bestseller and was adapted as a 2012 movie of the same name starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence.

Quick was a finalist for a 2009 PEN/Hemingway Award, and his work has been translated into several languages. In 2012, his young-adult novel, Boy 21, was reviewed favorably by The New York Times.

Quick was a finalist for the TIME 100 most influential people of 2013.